1998 California Secretary of State election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1998 California Secretary of State election
| country = California
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1994 California Secretary of State election
| previous_year = 1994
| next_election = 2002 California Secretary of State election
| next_year = 2002
| election_date = November 3, 1998
| image1 = Bill Jones, 1995.jpg
| nominee1 = Bill Jones
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 3,785,069
| percentage1 = 47.00%
| image2 = Michela Alioto-Pier.png
| nominee2 = Michela Alioto
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 3,695,344
| percentage2 = 45.89%
| map_image = 1998 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Jones: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Alioto: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}}
| title = Sec. of State
| before_election = Bill Jones
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Bill Jones
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsCA}}
The 1998 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Republican incumbent, Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Michela Alioto. {{As of|2022}}, this was the last time a Republican was elected California Secretary of State.
Primary results
Final results from California Secretary of State.{{Cite web |url=http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf |title=CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705083337/http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}
=Peace & Freedom=
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California Secretary of State Peace & Freedom primary, 1998}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Israel Feuer
|votes = 64,063
|percentage = 50.20
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Marisa Helene Palyvos-Story
|votes = 63,546
|percentage = 49.80
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 127,609
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Others=
{{Election box begin no change | title=California Secretary of State primary, 1998 (Others)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Bill Jones
|votes = 2,615,933
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Michela Alioto
|votes = 2,043,616
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = Gail Lightfoot
|votes = 183,963
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Natural Law Party (United States)
|candidate = Jane Ann Bialosky
|votes = 103,320
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Carolyn Rae Short
|votes = 82,014
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Reform Party (United States)
|candidate = Valli Sharpe-Geisler
|votes = 67,172
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Green Party of California
|candidate = Israel Feuer (write-in)
|votes = 22
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf# |title=CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325193028/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf# |archive-date=2009-03-25 |url-status=dead }}
{{Election box begin no change| title=1998 Secretary of State election, California}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Bill Jones (incumbent)
|votes = 3,785,069
|percentage = 47.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Michela Alioto
|votes = 3,695,344
|percentage = 45.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = Gail Lightfoot
|votes = 216,853
|percentage = 2.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Natural Law Party (United States)
|candidate = Jane Ann Bialosky
|votes = 103,631
|percentage = 1.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Carolyn Rae Short
|votes = 100,265
|percentage = 1.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
|candidate = Israel Feuer
|votes = 78,837
|percentage = 0.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Reform Party (United States)
|candidate = Valli Sharpe-Geisler
|votes = 72,949
|percentage = 0.91
}}
{{Election box invalid no change|
|votes = 477,780
|percentage = 5.54
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 8,529,948
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage = 41.32
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325193028/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf# |archive-date=2009-03-25 |url-status=dead }}
| width="65%" class="wikitable sortable"
! width="11%" | County ! width="6%" | Jones ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Alioto ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Lightfoot ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Others ! width="6%" | Votes |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tulare
|align="center"|66.29% |align="center"|47,656 |align="center"|29.17% |align="center"|20,973 |align="center"|1.82% |align="center"|1,308 |align="center"|2.72% |align="center"|1,953 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Madera
|align="center"|64.30% |align="center"|16,616 |align="center"|29.32% |align="center"|7,578 |align="center"|3.15% |align="center"|813 |align="center"|3.23% |align="center"|835 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn
|align="center"|63.77% |align="center"|4,667 |align="center"|29.05% |align="center"|2,126 |align="center"|2.66% |align="center"|195 |align="center"|4.52% |align="center"|331 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sutter
|align="center"|63.31% |align="center"|13,566 |align="center"|30.39% |align="center"|6,511 |align="center"|2.35% |align="center"|504 |align="center"|3.95% |align="center"|846 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Modoc
|align="center"|62.83% |align="center"|2,140 |align="center"|28.21% |align="center"|961 |align="center"|3.20% |align="center"|109 |align="center"|5.75% |align="center"|196 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Colusa
|align="center"|61.81% |align="center"|2,916 |align="center"|32.17% |align="center"|1,518 |align="center"|2.33% |align="center"|110 |align="center"|3.69% |align="center"|174 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Fresno
|align="center"|60.88% |align="center"|100,967 |align="center"|33.61% |align="center"|55,732 |align="center"|2.09% |align="center"|3,468 |align="center"|3.42% |align="center"|5,670 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Orange
|align="center"|60.82% |align="center"|417,101 |align="center"|31.98% |align="center"|219,292 |align="center"|2.90% |align="center"|19,886 |align="center"|4.31% |align="center"|29,540 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kern
|align="center"|60.76% |align="center"|83,861 |align="center"|31.37% |align="center"|43,303 |align="center"|3.37% |align="center"|4,651 |align="center"|4.50% |align="center"|6,214 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Placer
|align="center"|60.64% |align="center"|52,309 |align="center"|31.83% |align="center"|27,460 |align="center"|3.69% |align="center"|3,187 |align="center"|3.83% |align="center"|3,304 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mariposa
|align="center"|60.26% |align="center"|4,214 |align="center"|31.06% |align="center"|2,172 |align="center"|4.50% |align="center"|315 |align="center"|4.18% |align="center"|292 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|El Dorado
|align="center"|59.60% |align="center"|33,431 |align="center"|32.74% |align="center"|18,363 |align="center"|3.53% |align="center"|1,981 |align="center"|4.14% |align="center"|2,320 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Shasta
|align="center"|59.57% |align="center"|30,860 |align="center"|32.44% |align="center"|16,804 |align="center"|3.17% |align="center"|1,642 |align="center"|4.82% |align="center"|2,498 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Inyo
|align="center"|59.38% |align="center"|3,884 |align="center"|32.00% |align="center"|2,093 |align="center"|3.46% |align="center"|226 |align="center"|5.17% |align="center"|338 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lassen
|align="center"|59.02% |align="center"|4,757 |align="center"|31.69% |align="center"|2,554 |align="center"|3.37% |align="center"|272 |align="center"|5.92% |align="center"|477 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Plumas
|align="center"|58.95% |align="center"|4,909 |align="center"|33.76% |align="center"|2,811 |align="center"|3.06% |align="center"|255 |align="center"|4.23% |align="center"|352 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra
|align="center"|58.42% |align="center"|985 |align="center"|30.07% |align="center"|507 |align="center"|5.22% |align="center"|88 |align="center"|6.29% |align="center"|106 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kings
|align="center"|58.02% |align="center"|12,769 |align="center"|35.44% |align="center"|7,800 |align="center"|2.19% |align="center"|482 |align="center"|4.35% |align="center"|958 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tehama
|align="center"|57.91% |align="center"|10,408 |align="center"|33.20% |align="center"|5,967 |align="center"|3.34% |align="center"|601 |align="center"|5.54% |align="center"|996 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Nevada
|align="center"|57.90% |align="center"|21,830 |align="center"|34.80% |align="center"|13,121 |align="center"|3.00% |align="center"|1,132 |align="center"|4.29% |align="center"|1,619 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Amador
|align="center"|57.03% |align="center"|7,427 |align="center"|36.62% |align="center"|4,769 |align="center"|3.10% |align="center"|404 |align="center"|3.24% |align="center"|422 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mono
|align="center"|56.62% |align="center"|1,881 |align="center"|34.95% |align="center"|1,161 |align="center"|4.39% |align="center"|146 |align="center"|4.03% |align="center"|134 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Butte
|align="center"|55.70% |align="center"|35,597 |align="center"|35.87% |align="center"|22,923 |align="center"|3.09% |align="center"|1,977 |align="center"|5.33% |align="center"|3,407 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Luis Obispo
|align="center"|55.24% |align="center"|45,957 |align="center"|37.51% |align="center"|31,209 |align="center"|3.25% |align="center"|2,707 |align="center"|3.99% |align="center"|3,320 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Siskiyou
|align="center"|55.02% |align="center"|8,838 |align="center"|36.83% |align="center"|5,916 |align="center"|3.47% |align="center"|558 |align="center"|4.67% |align="center"|750 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Yuba
|align="center"|54.85% |align="center"|7,187 |align="center"|36.48% |align="center"|4,780 |align="center"|3.34% |align="center"|437 |align="center"|5.33% |align="center"|698 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Calaveras
|align="center"|54.39% |align="center"|8,551 |align="center"|36.00% |align="center"|5,660 |align="center"|5.47% |align="center"|860 |align="center"|4.13% |align="center"|650 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Del Norte
|align="center"|54.15% |align="center"|3,888 |align="center"|36.28% |align="center"|2,605 |align="center"|3.31% |align="center"|238 |align="center"|6.25% |align="center"|449 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Diego
|align="center"|54.07% |align="center"|378,508 |align="center"|38.26% |align="center"|267,842 |align="center"|2.98% |align="center"|20,877 |align="center"|4.68% |align="center"|32,793 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Riverside
|align="center"|53.72% |align="center"|175,820 |align="center"|38.66% |align="center"|126,525 |align="center"|2.85% |align="center"|9,313 |align="center"|4.78% |align="center"|15,628 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuolumne
|align="center"|53.65% |align="center"|10,493 |align="center"|38.99% |align="center"|7,625 |align="center"|3.37% |align="center"|660 |align="center"|3.98% |align="center"|779 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ventura
|align="center"|53.62% |align="center"|107,178 |align="center"|38.16% |align="center"|76,262 |align="center"|3.08% |align="center"|6,159 |align="center"|5.14% |align="center"|10,267 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Stanislaus
|align="center"|52.49% |align="center"|51,195 |align="center"|41.81% |align="center"|40,779 |align="center"|2.42% |align="center"|2,356 |align="center"|3.28% |align="center"|3,197 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Merced
|align="center"|52.12% |align="center"|20,202 |align="center"|42.25% |align="center"|16,376 |align="center"|1.94% |align="center"|752 |align="center"|3.70% |align="center"|1,433 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Bernardino
|align="center"|51.75% |align="center"|165,958 |align="center"|40.46% |align="center"|129,745 |align="center"|2.95% |align="center"|9,450 |align="center"|4.84% |align="center"|15,515 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Alpine
|align="center"|51.47% |align="center"|281 |align="center"|36.08% |align="center"|197 |align="center"|3.48% |align="center"|19 |align="center"|8.97% |align="center"|49 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sacramento
|align="center"|51.44% |align="center"|179,866 |align="center"|42.37% |align="center"|148,171 |align="center"|2.35% |align="center"|8,210 |align="center"|3.85% |align="center"|13,446 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Barbara
|align="center"|51.21% |align="center"|60,686 |align="center"|40.99% |align="center"|48,583 |align="center"|2.89% |align="center"|3,423 |align="center"|4.91% |align="center"|5,820 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trinity
|align="center"|51.07% |align="center"|2,474 |align="center"|35.84% |align="center"|1,736 |align="center"|5.43% |align="center"|263 |align="center"|7.66% |align="center"|371 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Joaquin
|align="center"|50.52% |align="center"|61,558 |align="center"|43.00% |align="center"|52,391 |align="center"|2.46% |align="center"|2,992 |align="center"|4.03% |align="center"|4,911 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Napa
|align="center"|49.32% |align="center"|20,434 |align="center"|42.33% |align="center"|17,538 |align="center"|2.86% |align="center"|1,187 |align="center"|5.49% |align="center"|2,274 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Humboldt
|align="center"|47.63% |align="center"|21,315 |align="center"|39.76% |align="center"|17,792 |align="center"|4.31% |align="center"|1,931 |align="center"|8.30% |align="center"|3,714 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Benito
|align="center"|44.70% |align="center"|5,641 |align="center"|47.33% |align="center"|5,973 |align="center"|2.77% |align="center"|349 |align="center"|5.21% |align="center"|658 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Imperial
|align="center"|44.32% |align="center"|10,065 |align="center"|46.18% |align="center"|10,487 |align="center"|2.72% |align="center"|617 |align="center"|6.79% |align="center"|1,542 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lake
|align="center"|44.22% |align="center"|8,154 |align="center"|48.77% |align="center"|8,993 |align="center"|2.77% |align="center"|510 |align="center"|4.24% |align="center"|782 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Monterey
|align="center"|43.67% |align="center"|38,429 |align="center"|49.10% |align="center"|43,211 |align="center"|2.49% |align="center"|2,192 |align="center"|4.74% |align="center"|4,171 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Contra Costa
|align="center"|42.70% |align="center"|125,085 |align="center"|51.25% |align="center"|150,130 |align="center"|2.54% |align="center"|7,446 |align="center"|3.51% |align="center"|10,291 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Clara
|align="center"|41.68% |align="center"|167,262 |align="center"|51.12% |align="center"|205,142 |align="center"|2.81% |align="center"|11,265 |align="center"|4.39% |align="center"|17,617 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Yolo
|align="center"|40.99% |align="center"|19,921 |align="center"|52.74% |align="center"|25,628 |align="center"|2.25% |align="center"|1,093 |align="center"|4.02% |align="center"|1,954 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mendocino
|align="center"|40.28% |align="center"|11,154 |align="center"|48.24% |align="center"|13,359 |align="center"|4.03% |align="center"|1,115 |align="center"|7.45% |align="center"|2,064 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Solano
|align="center"|39.97% |align="center"|39,533 |align="center"|53.82% |align="center"|53,233 |align="center"|2.17% |align="center"|2,144 |align="center"|4.05% |align="center"|4,008 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Los Angeles
|align="center"|39.81% |align="center"|752,737 |align="center"|53.66% |align="center"|1,014,648 |align="center"|2.34% |align="center"|44,309 |align="center"|4.19% |align="center"|79,194 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sonoma
|align="center"|39.76% |align="center"|61,397 |align="center"|51.10% |align="center"|78,902 |align="center"|3.32% |align="center"|5,134 |align="center"|5.82% |align="center"|8,980 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marin
|align="center"|39.73% |align="center"|38,596 |align="center"|53.53% |align="center"|52,006 |align="center"|2.41% |align="center"|2,337 |align="center"|4.33% |align="center"|4,211 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Mateo
|align="center"|38.03% |align="center"|75,651 |align="center"|56.40% |align="center"|112,194 |align="center"|2.17% |align="center"|4,318 |align="center"|3.39% |align="center"|6,749 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Cruz
|align="center"|34.00% |align="center"|27,891 |align="center"|55.40% |align="center"|45,450 |align="center"|3.92% |align="center"|3,219 |align="center"|6.68% |align="center"|5,479 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alameda
|align="center"|29.50% |align="center"|108,071 |align="center"|62.88% |align="center"|230,346 |align="center"|2.70% |align="center"|9,887 |align="center"|4.93% |align="center"|18,048 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Francisco
|align="center"|22.53% |align="center"|50,342 |align="center"|70.46% |align="center"|157,411 |align="center"|2.14% |align="center"|4,774 |align="center"|4.87% |align="center"|10,888 |